Field Experiments:
Basel Carnival

Nowadays, contemporary artists rarely make an appearance at Basel Carnival – a stark contrast to previous years, when the two scenes were less wary of contact. The exhibition Field Experiments: Basel Carnival examines the potential of a tradition that, despite its codification, represents a unique kind of freedom. A range of invited artists, none of whom are regular carnivalgoers, attended this year’s carnival in order to find their own answers to these questions. The exhibition also features a number of original artefacts, images, and photographs that show the decades-long fight for a wild and free carnival.